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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre on Jan. 11, said that Iran must take 'full responsibility' for its downing of a Ukrainian flight over Tehran that led to the death of 57 Canadians.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 15, 2020

In the days after Canada learned that it was Iran that downed a Ukrainian airliner shortly after it took off from Tehran, the somber, measured, but outraged tone of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's public comments has struck the right chord, say foreign policy experts. But with only a supporting rol...

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